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title: "Use a custom theme for Arduino IDE 2"
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## How to get custom theme
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1. If open, close all Arduino IDE windows.
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## Obtaining themes
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1. Go to [Visual Studio Market Place](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?target=VSCode&category=Themes&sortBy=Installs) and find a Theme of your liking.
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1. Under the heading *Resources*, Click Download Extension
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1. Under the heading *Resources*, Click **Download Extension**
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> [!NOTE]
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> Don't click the big *Install* button. The theme will just open in Visual Studio Code. We need the actual file of the extension
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> Don't click the big *Install* button. The theme will just open in Visual Studio Code. We need the actual file of the theme
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## Installation
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1. Now open the `plugins` folder for the Arduino IDE.
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1. If open, close Arduino IDE
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Windows: `\AppData\Local\Programs\Arduino IDE\resources\app\plugins`
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1. Create a folder named `plugins` under the folder called `.arduinoIDE`.
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macOS: resources/app/plugin
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Windows: `C:\Users\<username>\.arduinoIDE\plugins`
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1. Copy and paste the downloaded file to the folder.
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Linux: `~/.arduinoIDE/`
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1. Open Arduino IDE again and open the preferences page by clicking File>Preferences
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macOS: `~/.arduinoIDE/`
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> [!NOTE]
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> The `.arduinoIDE` folder is hidden by default. You can make it visible by pressing the `Command` + `Shift` + `.` keyboard shortcut.
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1. Copy the downloaded file to the plugins folder you created.
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1. Select File > Preferences from the Arduino IDE menus
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1. Under theme, Select your new theme
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![custom theme](img/custom-theme.png)
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![custom theme](img/custom-theme.png)
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1. Save the changed by clicking `OK`

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